Ruislip Woods and Lido Walk

Woods and a swimming lake

Metropolitan and Piccadilly line trains go from central London to Ruislip Manor and Ruislip underground stations. Both are in Travelcard Zone 6.

Walk Notes

This walk takes you through Park Wood and Poor’s Field, finishing at The Water’s Edge, Reservoir Road for refreshments. If you get disorientated in the woods, don’t worry too much as wandering around, you will in time come across the Lido and or 12” gauge railway (which skirts the Lido), from which you may regain your bearings.

Walk Directions

The directions for this walk are also in a PDF (link above) which you can download on to a Kindle, tablet, or smartphone.

Coming out of Ruislip Manor station, turn right up Victoria Road. In 80 metres cross over Park Way to continue up Windmill Hill. In 450 metres cross Eastcote Road to continue along Kings College Road. In 700 metres at the end of Kings College Road you enter Park Wood.

A suggested route to the Water’s Edge, R eservoir Road: Follow the car wide track, (in the same direction as Kings College Road, 340º), which after 1200 metres will lead you to the western edge of the wood bordering the Lido. From here you can turn right, initially north, to then head west around the top of the Lido, before taking a southerly path through Poor’s Field to end up at The Water’s Edge pub.

Route back from Ruislip Lido to Ruislip underground station: If not taking the half hourly H13 bus service from Reservoir Road to Ruislip station. TBC